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Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi wants his team to train in Nairobi, Kenya, for two weeks leading to a Nations Cup qualifier against Rwanda on February 29. Chairman technical committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Chris Green, disclosed this af...
The U-17 Women’s National Team, nicknamed Flamingoes, have stepped up preparation for the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture against Kenya. CAF has confirmed that the first leg of the qualifying fixture will take place in N...
The Nigeria Football Federation and the Liberia Football Association on Friday agreed to postpone, by two weeks, the international friendly match between the two countries’ Senior Men’s Teams, earlier billed for Sunday, January 15. Official...
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has begged the press and fans not to begin to hype the home based team he is putting together to an extent that will make their heads swell with pride. He said he is still rebuilding so the team mainly from the domestic leag...
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Aminu Maigari has commended the performance of the Super Eagles which is made up of home-based players against the ‘A’ team of Angola in an international friendly in Abuja on Wednesd...
The newly constituted board of Nasarawa United under the leadership of Isaac Danladi has vowed to return the club to the elite league. He said the club is poised to return to top flight football. The club which was relegated from the Nigeria Premier Le...
Chelsea will demand a decision from Bolton Wanderers defender Gary Cahill on the five-and-a-half year contract worth £22 million they have offered in the next 24 hours, according to the Daily Mirror. Blues manager Andre Villas-Boas, along with th...
After a week of uncertainty as to where the international friendly between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Palancas Negras of Angola will take place, the Nigeria Football Federation yesterday confirmed that the encounter will now hold at the Nation...
Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi yesterday was crowned the 2011 FIFA Ballon d’Or. He has therefore claimed the title of world player of the year for the third consecutive time. Messi beat Barcelona team-mate Xavi Hernandez and Real Ma...
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has confirmed the club intends to appeal against Vincent Kompany’s red card in the 3-2 defeat to Manchester United yesterday. Defender Kompany was sent off for a tackle on Nani 11 minutes into the FA Cup th...
Tennis is a sport which does not get much sleep. As soon as the December ATP finals in London brought down the curtains on one tennis campaign, preparation is already being made amongst the players for this year ‘s events and in particular, the A...
Henceforth, only FIFA-badged referees will be allowed to handle games designated as ‘star matches’ when the Nigeria Premier League season kicks off on Saturday, says Chairman of the NFF Referees Committee, Alhaji Muazu Suleyman....
The Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed two friendly matches in preparation for the February 29, Nations Cup qualifier battle against the Amavubi of Rwanda in Kigali. Scribe of the federation, Musa Amadu said the football ruling house has set out...
Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF) has promised that the year 2012 will experience a positive turn-around in the sport. It said the fruits of its hard work and reforms will compel a change for improved performance in the New Year. In a statement m...
Long jump bronze medallist in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, Blessing has said she is full of high hopes for this season. She said she is not full of expectations because it’s an Olympic year but because the year is important to her career....